Oliver Twist

Japanese: オリバー･トウィスト（英語表記）Oliver Twist

A full-length novel by British author Dickens. Published in 1838. It tells the story of an orphan named Oliver who, despite the cold winds of society and the evil people around him, lives a good and innocent life to the end. In this novel, the author expresses his bitter anger, wrapped in humor, at the contradictions in British society at the time, especially the poor relief system that had forgotten its warm heart for the poor and the weak. It has been made into a film many times, and the musical Oliver! (1960), composed by Lionel Bart, was also very popular. [Koike Shigeru]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

イギリスの作家ディケンズの長編小説。1838年刊。孤児オリバーが社会の冷たい風や，彼をとり巻く悪人にもめげず，最後まで善良純真に生き抜く物語である。作者はこの小説で当時のイギリス社会の矛盾，特に貧民や弱者への温かい心を忘れた貧民救済制度に対して，痛烈な怒りをユーモアでくるんで叩きつけた。何度も映画化され，ライオネル･バート作曲によるミュージカル《オリバー！》(1960)も人気を呼んだ。【小池滋】

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